Chen Yang and Ye Wu struggled forward in the desert. Amidst the sandstorm, they looked at a small oasis in the distance, but their faces showed no joy.
"Do you think this time it's for real?" Ye Wu asked.
Chen Yang was also somewhat uncertain. Even with his Eagle Eyes, he couldn't see through whether the oasis was a mirage.
Just yesterday, they saw an oasis, but after walking for half a day towards it, they realized it was a mirage.
They never expected to encounter a mirage themselves, and even Chen Yang couldn't see through it.
He used Eagle Eye's locking and focusing ability, and then walked with Ye Wu to a higher sand dune.
A mirage is an optical phenomenon. When warm air rises from a sandy or rocky surface, it refracts light, creating a mirage that makes it difficult for a person to distinguish distant objects.
However, if you go to a higher place, you can avoid the hot air close to the ground and thus overcome the mirage illusion.
Chen Yang changed his angle several times, but the oasis in his view remained unchanged.
"It should be true, let's take a gamble."
Chen Yang said, and then the two headed toward the oasis without hesitation. The scorching sun shone on the sand, and the air seemed to distort. Waves of heat came one after another, relentlessly devouring the moisture from their bodies.
The two of them only had enough water to last for a little over half a day; yesterday's mirage had caused them to lose a lot of water.
This time they changed their route, a route that Ding Qihan had deduced for them, which had a higher chance of finding water. After learning about the existence of the ocean, his deduction had more basis, which is why he dared to let Chen Yang and the others take this route.
And Ding Qihan did not disappoint them; the oasis was real, no longer a mirage.
Before they even got close, they saw a sheep under a tree at the edge of the oasis.
The sheep had long, curved horns. As soon as it saw the two people, it stood up and stared at them warily for a while.
It seemed to perceive the two as a threat and made a move to prepare an attack. However, not all herbivores are as docile as the peculiar bison herd in Crescent Bay; although they are vegetarians, they are not weak fighters and can be aggressive.
“We don’t want to eat you,” Chen Yang said, then prepared to walk around the sheep.
But the sheep seemed to think his action was threatening, and immediately charged forward fearlessly.
Thirty seconds later...
Chen Yang looked helplessly at the sheep lying at his feet and said, "Fine, then I'll have to eat you."
They dragged the sheep into the oasis, and a flock of sheep that were drinking water by the river scattered and disappeared in an instant.
"It seems this is a place where nearby animals gather to drink water, and there might also be carnivores. We need to be careful at night," Chen Yang said.
"Let me take a shower first!"
Ye Wu didn't care at all and immediately stripped naked and jumped into the river to wash himself. But less than ten seconds later, he jumped back out.
"Damn it, there's a crocodile!"
He ran naked out of the river, shouting loudly.
Chen Yang went over and saw that there were indeed two crocodiles lying in the pile of water plants, but they were just watching and did not seem to want to attack Ye Wu.
Chen Yang glanced at the two crocodiles, then at the river, guessing that the crocodiles must have swum across the river, which meant that the river must be very long.
"Ye Wu, it seems we've found a route across the desert," Chen Yang said.
Ye Wu guessed Chen Yang's thoughts and immediately laughed, saying, "Then I won't blame those two crocodiles. Let's enjoy our mutton."
Ye Wu dared not go swimming in the river; he only used some water to wipe himself.
“There’s yucca here.” Chen Yang found an edible plant that he often ate when he was on the island.
Their dinner was quite lavish, featuring roasted whole lamb, yucca, and dried fish they had brought. They ate their fill before leaving.
There are crocodiles in the river, so there's no need to stay here. Even with a fire, absolute safety isn't guaranteed; someone needs to keep watch. It's better for both of them to leave. Before leaving, they added enough firewood to ensure no animals approached.
The next day, the two walked along the river, watching the hands of their watches, until evening, when the river turned south and stopped flowing towards Moyuan.
However, Chen Yang estimated that this place was already very close to Mo Yuan.
Sure enough, after walking for half a day on the third day away from the river, they finally saw the western border river.
They are now south of the West Boundary River. After walking north along the West Boundary River for several hours, they finally saw the place where they hid their bamboo raft.
"Finally, we're leaving Limo." Chen Yang breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Mo was the name they decided to give to the desert after discussion; Li is the Li in Li Huo (meaning "to leave fire").
The ocean was named Little Western Ocean because it was located to the west of the camp; the name was chosen purely for convenience.
Chen Yang and Ye Wu dragged the bamboo raft into the river and rowed it to the western bank. Then they walked to the western border river camp.
"Sister, brother-in-law, your salted fish is here!" Ye Wu shouted loudly before he even arrived.
They brought back a lot of dried fish this time, because there is a big difference between sea fish and lake fish, and the variety of marine life is much richer than that on land, so they chose some species that were not available at the camp.
Some sea fish are a bit salty, and they rubbed some salt on them when they dried them, so what they brought back were naturally salted dried fish.
Ye Wen came out of the house and, seeing Ye Wu, gave him a rare smile.
"Jiang Bo went to check on the peanut field. You've had a long trip," Ye Wen said with a smile. "Rest here for a bit. We'll head to the camp tomorrow evening and arrive by tomorrow afternoon. We can visit Grandma then."
Jiang Bo's mother also entered the micro-realm. As her son and daughter-in-law, they naturally had to go there. However, Chen Yang was about to return, so the two of them were waiting for Chen Yang and Ye Wu.
"Sister, I heard you and brother-in-law had a fight yesterday?" Ye Wu asked.
Ye Wen smiled helplessly and said, "Yining told you, right? There was a small conflict. He wanted to use the money the oil press had recently earned to buy two massage chairs for my parents, which would cost 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. I didn't agree, thinking he should continue to invest, and he got angry. But it's all over today; I persuaded him."
Hearing this reason for the argument, Ye Wu felt helpless. Jiang Bo was sometimes just too filial.
“He probably feels indebted to our parents because he married you. It’s okay, I’ll buy a massage chair for them tomorrow. I still have savings,” Ye Wu said.
Ye Wen nodded and said, "Let's each buy one. I think you and Yan'er can make it work. We need to save money to buy a car and a house."
Ye Wu scratched his head but didn't raise any objections, because his relationship with Ye Yan was indeed very stable.
Even though Ye Yan is currently traveling and they can't see each other in the micro-world, they still keep in touch every day. And when Ye Wu occasionally glances at a beautiful woman, Ye Yan doesn't get angry. She says that as long as Ye Wu doesn't betray her, it's okay for him to look at beautiful women, because she also likes to look at handsome men.
Ye Yan's lifestyle may be different from others, so her thoughts are also quite different from ordinary people. She yearns for freedom, but she will not pursue freedom alone.
"How can a person who is bound by freedom be truly free?" This is a quote from Ye Yan.
In this respect, Chen Yang sometimes admired Ye Yan.
I accidentally posted one of my drafts, so consider it an extra chapter. It just so happens that my reader Qiye almost reached the extra chapter threshold with his donation today, even though I'm crying inside.
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